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Php 3:19. Ὧν, whose) The nominative is implied; comp. οἷ, which presently after occurs and is dependent on περιπατοῦσιν, walk.-τὸ τέλος, the end) This statement is put before the others, that what follows may be read with the greater horror. It will be seen in the end. [The end, to which the plans of every man tend, shows truly what is his condition.-V. g.]-ἀπώλεια, destruction) The antithesis is σωτῆρα, Saviour, Php 3:20.-ὧν ὁ θεὸς ἡ κοιλία, whose god is their belly) Rom 16:18. The antithesis is Κύριον, Lord, Php 3:20; and τὸ σῶμα, body, Php 3:21, as 1Co 6:13. Their belly is sleek, our body is wasted; the fashion [σχῆμα out of υετασχηματίσει] of both will be changed.-ἡ δόξα, glory) The previous, God, and glory, here are set down as parallel; and therefore δόξα, glory, in this passage denotes a god, or glorying concerning a god. Hos 4:7, LXX., τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶν εἰς ἀτιμίαν θησομαι, “I will turn their glory to dishonour.”-αἰσχύνη, shame) It corresponds to the Hebrew word בשת, for example, Hab 2:10. Comp. respecting this prophet, the note at Col 2:23; likewise ערוה below, ἡ κοιλία, belly. But at the same time the word alludes to ah idol, to which בשת, αἰσχύνη, , corresponds. The LXX. have sometimes αἰσχύνη, , for ערוה, ; therefore in this passage Paul seems to denote τὴν κατατομὴν, concision, to indicate, that the now was not , but a subject for . So the and are closely allied. They worship that of which they ought to be ashamed, and they will be miserably ashamed of it at the proper time, although even now they want frankness.[48]-ΟἹ ΤᾺ ἘΠΊΓΕΙΑ ΦΡΟΝΟῦΝΤΕς, who mind earthly things) The antithesis is at the beginning of the following verse.
[48] Beng. seems to mean, Even now they deprive themselves of that Gospel freedom which they who place no trust in carnal ordinances enjoy.-ED.